Southeast MP secures inquiry into relaxing cannabis laws in Victoria
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Southeast MP secures inquiry into relaxing cannabis laws in Victoria

Southeast Metro MP Rachel Payne has secured a state parliament review of the pros and cons of allowing people to possess small amounts of cannabis.
Ms Payne, a member of Legalise Cannabis Victoria and Southeast resident, wants adults to be able to possess small quantities of cannabis for personal use and grow up to six plants at home without fear of prosecution. 

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New discretion for Vic magistrates when medicinal cannabis script holders are unimpaired while driving 

Legalise Cannabis Victoria has secured an amendment in the Upper House to allow magistrates to exercise sentencing discretion for drivers who test positive for the cannabinoid chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), if they hold a valid prescription for medicinal cannabis and are unimpaired while driving.